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What's so wrong with the Mommy Track?
I used to be somebody. Well, somebody at my job, anyway.
I was the assistant director of a large hospital department, and the day I returned from maternity leave I found out that the director had been fired and I became the big boss. I dressed up, I went to meetings. I carried a cell phone and a pager. I knew the innermost scuttlebutt of the hospital and lunched with important people. I was a member of the all leadership groups because hospital administrators are all about calling each other "leaders." Read More »
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Eco-Confession.
by Risa Green (Mommy Track'd).Things I am currently feeling guilty about: The amount of fuel required to transport Chilean-grown blueberries to Los Angeles. I don’t carry a re-usable bag to the supermarket. I drive an SUV. I like driving an SUV. There are at least thirty appliances in my house... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (41) | Blog
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Go girl geeks
My husband is a techno geek. Okay, he’s probably going to be ticked that I called him a geek but hey, aren’t most guys into everything electronic? Yep. But guess what? So are many women. Gasp. You heard right. When it comes down to it many soccer moms can kick dad’s butt when it comes to installing the VCR, fixing the computer or programming the kid’s iPod. That’s right, the secret’s out. Women aren’t hiding their technical know-how anymore. In fact, some moms are so good at fixing stuff they’re getting paid to do it. Read More »
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Parenting Big Business: Do We Really Need Toddler Couture
Pamela Paul’s new parenting tell-all, Parenting Inc., promises to answer How We are Sold on $800 Strollers, Fetal Education, Baby Sign Language, Sleeping Coaches, Toddler Couture, and Diaper Wipe Warmers – and What It Means for Our Children. The book makes for provocative, insightful reading.... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Are Working Moms More Fertile?
Europe is having a baby crisis. The New York Times reported in a recent magazine cover story that fertility levels in Europe are at an all time low. This baby shortage has been called the “lowest-low fertility.” Given that the planet seems to be exploding, resources are tapped, and we’re all... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Accidentally on Purpose: A One-Night Stand, My Unplanned Parenthood and Loving the Best Mistake I Ever Made.
Of the questions I've gotten repeatedly while on book tour for my memoir of unplanned parenthood, Accidentally on Purpose, there is only one that stumps me. How did I write a book while working full time and raising my toddler as a single parent? I have to stop myself from blurting out, I... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (6) | Blog
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Nobody likes an office bully
Usually, adults consider bullying a childhood phenomenon. A normal part of growing up and parenting. We focus on solutions for our children: how do we teach them not to bully others? What productive, effective ways to stand up for themselves can we pass on?
But what about adult bullies? A few days ago, I watched a parent pile four kids into his car after basketball practice and drive off without having anyone buckle their seatbelts. Two weeks before, in front of at least 30 kids waiting patiently in the sun, a mom at the park told her son it was okay to bump the ice cream truck line. Two summers ago, a human resources manager at my office derided a single mom with four kids for taking too many sick days when school was out. I doubt anyone realized bullying occurred. I'm not proud to admit that in all three cases, I did nothing. Read More »
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The Tie That Binds Us All: Passion for Free Stuff
While the media and marketers would like to lump us all together in the over generalized "mom" bucket, we know that we're hardly that easy to classify. Yes, we're all women with children. But some of us work outside the home and some of us don't. Some of us are partnered,... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Dee Dee Myers's new book: 'Why Women Should Rule the World'
by Jo Keroes. In no particular order, here’s some of the stuff I’ve done over the last 48 or so hours when I should have been writing this review of Dee Dee Myers’s new book: Sifted through and cleared out ten years worth of old files that had been happily sitting in their drawers, not... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (1) | Blog
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Post (Fourth) Mortem: Patriotism and Parenting
I love the fourth of July. As far as holidays go, it’s my hands-down favorite. There’s no obligatory gift giving, no stressful family meals, no cards to be exchanged, no mile long to-do lists. It’s just beach, barbeque, booze and fire works. And really, what could be better than that? Being... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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